Chapter 165

Effie glanced at the time; it was about time to leave.

You should never wish harm on others, but you must always be wary of them.

Everything was in place now. Effie was ready to go, letting Isabel enjoy the "fun" she'd so carefully planned for herself.

She brought this upon herself.

From inside the cabin, Isabel's shrill screams blended with ragged gasps—almost too harsh to listen to.

Just as Effie turned to leave, she spotted a figure hurrying toward the cabin.

It was Isabel's manager, with a woman trailing behind her.

The two of them headed straight for the small house.

Effie watched for a moment, then slipped away.

Lyman had been waiting nearby, relieved to see that Effie hadn't gone into the cabin. He'd just stepped aside to answer a call, and now that he was back, Effie was already on her way out.

They left together.

In the car, Lyman asked, "Did you get a good look at who went in?"

him, and

was curious to see

"Hmm," tapping his long fingers on the steering wheel,

glance. When she saw that he didn't seem to care, she turned away, a subtle smile tugging at her

over, his eyes dark and unreadable. "She made her choice. She'll have

lips together and

were

only asked to

had someone look into things and uncovered Carole's involvement. It was obvious

couldn't understand what had changed in Isabel. Why had she turned

his brow, wrestling

had to own up to what

had rushed over, but found

desperate howl from

the voice-it

on the door, but there

grabbed a rock and smashed the

the door open, and the scene that greeted her nearly

while a few men nearby leered and laughed in a way that made Carole's stomach

"Isabel!"

widened in

did it come

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